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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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