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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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