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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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