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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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