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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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