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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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