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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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