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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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