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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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