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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure 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 massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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