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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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