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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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