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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models 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 teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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