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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies 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 optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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