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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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