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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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