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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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