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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What 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 assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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