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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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