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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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