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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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