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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What 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 in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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