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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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