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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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