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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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