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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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