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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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