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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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