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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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