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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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