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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the 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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