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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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