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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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