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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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