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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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