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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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