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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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