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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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