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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes 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. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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