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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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