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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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