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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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