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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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