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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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