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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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