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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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