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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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