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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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