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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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