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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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