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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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