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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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