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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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