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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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