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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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