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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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