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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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