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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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