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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations 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 handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. People want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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