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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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