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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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