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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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