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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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