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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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