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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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