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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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