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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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