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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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