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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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