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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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