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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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