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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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