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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies 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 optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education