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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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