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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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