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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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