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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes 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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