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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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