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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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