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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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