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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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