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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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