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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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