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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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