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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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