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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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