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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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