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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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