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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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