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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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