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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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