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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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