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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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