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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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