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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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