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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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