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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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