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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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