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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different 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 experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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