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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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