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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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