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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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