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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews 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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