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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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