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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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