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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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