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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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