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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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