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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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