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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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