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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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