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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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