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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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