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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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