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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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