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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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