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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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