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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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