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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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