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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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