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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand these open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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