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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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