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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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