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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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