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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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