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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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