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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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