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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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