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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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