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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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