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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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