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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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