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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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