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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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