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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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