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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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