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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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