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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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