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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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