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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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