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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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