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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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