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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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