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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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