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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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