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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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