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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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