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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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