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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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