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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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