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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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