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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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