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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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