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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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