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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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