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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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