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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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