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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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