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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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