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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning enable learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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