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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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