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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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