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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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