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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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