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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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