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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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