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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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