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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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