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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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