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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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