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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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