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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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