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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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