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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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