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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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