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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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