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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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