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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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