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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different 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 participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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