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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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