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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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