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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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