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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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