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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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