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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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