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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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