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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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