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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources