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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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