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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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