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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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