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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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