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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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