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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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