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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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