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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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