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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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