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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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