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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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