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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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