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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers 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 experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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