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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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