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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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