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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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