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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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