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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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