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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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