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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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