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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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