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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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