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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. 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. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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