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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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