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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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