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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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