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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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