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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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