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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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