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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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