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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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