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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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