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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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