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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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