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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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