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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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