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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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