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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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