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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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