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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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