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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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