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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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