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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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