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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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