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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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