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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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