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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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