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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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