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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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