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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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