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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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