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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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