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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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