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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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