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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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