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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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