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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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