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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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