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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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