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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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