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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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