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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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