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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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