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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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