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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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