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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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