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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators 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 evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important 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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