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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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