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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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