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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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