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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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