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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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