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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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