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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes 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 experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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