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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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