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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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