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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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