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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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