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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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