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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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