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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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