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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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