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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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