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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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