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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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