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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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