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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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