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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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