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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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