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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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