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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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