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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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