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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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