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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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