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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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