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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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