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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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