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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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