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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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