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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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