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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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