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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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