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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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