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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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