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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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