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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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