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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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