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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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