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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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