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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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