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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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