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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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