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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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