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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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