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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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