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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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