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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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