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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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