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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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