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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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