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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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