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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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