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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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