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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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