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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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