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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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