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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online 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 experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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