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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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