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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured 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 MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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