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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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