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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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