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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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