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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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