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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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