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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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