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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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