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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open 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 teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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