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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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