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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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