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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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