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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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