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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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