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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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