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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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