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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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