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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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