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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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