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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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