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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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