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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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