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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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