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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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