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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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