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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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