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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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