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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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