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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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