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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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