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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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