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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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