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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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