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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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