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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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