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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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