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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure 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 massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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