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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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