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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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