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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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