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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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