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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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