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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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