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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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