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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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