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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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