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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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