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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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