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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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