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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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