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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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