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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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