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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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