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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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