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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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