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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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