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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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