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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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