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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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