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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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