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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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