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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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