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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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