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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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