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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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