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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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