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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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