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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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