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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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