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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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