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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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