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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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