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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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