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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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