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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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