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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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