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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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