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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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