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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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