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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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