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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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