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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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