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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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