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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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