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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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