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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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