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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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