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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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