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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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