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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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