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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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