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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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