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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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