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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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