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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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