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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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