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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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