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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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