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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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