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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies 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 organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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