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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources