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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education