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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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