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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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