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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models 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 optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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