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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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