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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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