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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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