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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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