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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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