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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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