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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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