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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting 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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