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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies 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 participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews 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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