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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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