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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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