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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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