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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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