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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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