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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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