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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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