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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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