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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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