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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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