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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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