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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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