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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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