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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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