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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning are enabling students 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 online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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