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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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