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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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