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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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