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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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