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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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