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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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