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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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