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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What 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 experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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