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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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