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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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