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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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