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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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