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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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