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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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