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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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