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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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