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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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