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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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