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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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