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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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