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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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