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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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