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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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