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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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