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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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