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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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