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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines 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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