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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models 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 optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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