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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators 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 massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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