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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources