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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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