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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What 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 educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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