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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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