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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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