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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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