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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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