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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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