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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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