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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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