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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive 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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