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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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