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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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