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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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