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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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