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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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