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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations 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 deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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