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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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