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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education