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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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