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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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