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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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