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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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