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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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