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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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