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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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