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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open educational initiatives. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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