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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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