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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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