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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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