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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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