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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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