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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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