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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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