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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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