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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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