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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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