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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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